TT- Sucessfully stopping breastfeeding
This week marks the 1st week since Roy been sucessfully weaned from breastfeeding. I had been trying to wean him since he was 1yrs old and now at 2yrs 6mths he is officially off!! I had been taking it slow with Roy as I wanted to let him slowly self wean. A few weeks ago I read a post which mentioned a technique a mom had used successfully to wean her girls. It didn’t involve any cold turkey treatment which could have a drastic impact on a child’s behaviour so I was interested to try.
What method is it?
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Hansaplast !! Two pieces of Band aid was what I required per day for a span of 3 days. By putting it on the breast daily Roy was deterred from daily nursing. He associates having a plaster to having a boo-boo and that mummy has a cut due to him biting. Even though he was fussing he didn’t insist to nurse and settled for the alternative- Soyamilk.
Now after a week he has totally forgotten about nursing and taking to Soya milk before bed. The next thing that I will have to tackle with Roy is to get him sleeping in his own room at night. 
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Danielle | Jun 30, 2009 | Reply
Congratulations! Only one out of my four children would nurse. I was very sad! My one baby that nursed weaned herself off at 10 months because she was more interested in real food! I bet you are enjoying it!!
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Brenda | Jun 30, 2009 | Reply
I was so sad to stop BF my kids -I always loved the close time!
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Brandy | Jul 1, 2009 | Reply
Wow .. a good day yet a sad day I would presume? I nursed my 1st born 9 months & she stopped on her own. 2nd born for 8 weeks because I gave up. 3rd born just stopped last month at 10 months old on his own. I actually read a book recently and am giving it away on my blog – Bye Bye Boobie Party which was created to help wean toddler breastfed children. It’s a mom who weaned two this way .. about the same age as your lil one! Congrats to Roy for nursing!!
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Brandy | Jul 1, 2009 | Reply
oops I meant congrats to Roy for weaning!
Dominique Reply:
July 1st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
@Brandy,
thanks for the congrats
Angeline | Jul 1, 2009 | Reply
*clap clap clap*
finally you are ‘free’!!!!
*smile*
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Dominique Reply:
July 1st, 2009 at 12:39 pm
@Angeline,
thanks.. now can start planning for #3